Subj : Re: What Legacy Technology Is Still Relevant?
To   : alt.bbs,alt.bbs.doors
From : Guido
Date : Thu Dec 30 2004 04:26 pm

Dialup is the foundation of Remote Area Networking (RAN) and the vast 
majority of Internet users use dialup to get to it. Therefore, while the 
majority of BBSes are telnetting now, dialup support should be 
maintained so those who prefer a direct connection to the BBS can do so. 
Also, with Java and it's applets here with their interactive web site 
abilities, the main reason to even have a BBS is so people can dial in 
direct and leave the internet and all it's problems like virus/spyware 
propogation, government snoops, bandwidth, etc..., out of the picture.

As for OS support I'd go back to WIN95 but earlier? 10 years is an 
eternity in the Data Age ;-)


Lash Rambo wrote:
> I'm party to a BBS door restoration effort.  Part of my decision in 
> restoring BBS doors is which legacy technology to continue supporting, and 
> which legacy technology I can safely ignore.  The less legacy tech I have 
> to support, the less there is to go wrong, and the easier it is to 
> modernize the door.
> 
> I'll start with a couple of techs I'm 99% certain aren't on the radar.  Are 
> either Desqview support or "snow checking" for ancient video cards 
> important to you?
> 
> Getting a little more controversial, is 16-bit DOS support important to 
> you?  If not, is *any* DOS support important to you?  Would you be just as 
> happy if a door was a 32-bit Windows app, or perhaps even a Java app 
> capable of running on Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.?
> 
> Now for the most controversial question: Is modem support important to you?  
> This is as opposed to telnet-only support.  My impression is that the vast 
> majority of BBSs these days are telnet-only, so serial com support will not 
> be missed.
> 
> Thanks for your time!

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